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his⋅tor⋅i⋅cize

  [hi-stawr-uh-sahyz, -stor-] verb, -cized, -ciz⋅ing.
Use historicize in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to interpret something as a product of historical development.
–verb (used with object)
2. to narrate as history; render historic.
Also, especially British, his⋅tor⋅i⋅cise.

Origin:
1840–50; historic + -ize
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his·tor·i·cize   (hĭ-stôr'ĭ-sīz', -stŏr'-)   
v.   his·tor·i·cized, his·tor·i·ciz·ing, his·tor·i·ciz·es

v.   tr.
To make or make appear historical.
v.   intr.
To use historical details or materials.
his·tor'i·ci·za'tion (-sĭ-zā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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